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Overview &amp;middot; Actions &amp;amp; Votes &amp;middot; News (2) &amp;amp; Blogs (8) &amp;middot; Comments (1). This Bill currently has no wiki content. If you would like to create a wiki entry for this bill, please Login, and then select the wiki tab to create it. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h2316/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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... US Congress (1); US Department of Transportation (3); US Food and Drug Administration (1); US H.B. 902 (1); US HR 2316 (1); US Marshal (1); US Rep Chet Edwards (1); US S 1 (1); US Supreme Court (3); US Treasury Department (1) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://grassrootsnewsucanuse.blogspot.com/2008/10/democratic-fundraiser-and-famed-lawyer.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Ethics and Lobbying Disclosure Act S. 1, H.R. 2316 ... Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act S. 1348/S. 1639 ... Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act S. 223 ... The American Housing Rescue &amp; Foreclosure Prevention Act H.R. 3221 The ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://discuss.epluribusmedia.net/node/2952&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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reference: honest leadership and open government act; bill hr 2316 ; vote number 2007-423 on may 24, 2007. http://www.ontheissues.org/hou... then, we delivered for president bush, our hero in helping him to shred the worthless piece of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bluegrassroots.org/showDiary.do?diaryId=2189&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Is NYT Starting to Think Obama's an Empty Suit? | NewsBusters.org</title>
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H.R. 2316: Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (Bill). Sponsor: Rep. John Conyers [D-MI] and 8 Cosponsors (none are Obama). Status: This bill has been passed in the House. The bill now goes on to be voted on in the Senate. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2008/08/16/nyt-starting-think-obamas-empty-suit&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Honest Leadership and Open Government Act &#226;&#8364;&#8220; H.R. 2316/S.1 This legislation ends the tight-knit relationship between lobbyists and lawmakers. This is a tough bill that ends the culture of corruption, and restores accountability in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://deansoffice.blogspot.com/2008/07/anyone-bueller.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>congressional reform legislation</title>
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honest leadership and open government act (hr 2316), introduced in may 2007, is to provide more rigorous requirements with respect to disclosure and enforcement of lobbying laws and regulations. the bill passed in the house ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lawsofnecessity.blogspot.com/2008/07/congressional-reform-legislation.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>heather ryan: &quot;thanks ed&quot;!!</title>
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reference: honest leadership and open government act; bill hr 2316 ; vote number 2007-423 on may 24, 2007. http://www.ontheissues.org/hou... at ryan for kentucky, we believe that lobbyists have plenty of money and power, and it is time ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bluegrassroots.org/showDiary.do?diaryId=1828&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Sunlight Foundation &#194;&#187; Lobbying Bill Markup</title>
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The bill will be reported as an amendment on the floor to be added to HR 2316, the lobbying and ethics package. In regards to HR 2316 the committee passed a manager's amendment that stripped the increase in the revolving door provision ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.sunlightfoundation.com/2007/05/17/lobbying-bill-markup/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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[GovTrack] The companion bill, H.R. 2316, passed the House with a 396-22 margin; all members of the Nevada congressional delegation voting in favor of the measure. [GovTrack]. It isn&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t just the infantry that&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s strained by the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://desertbeacon.blogspot.com/2008/02/quick-clips-from-morning-papers.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>frank wolf's worst votes of 2007 (part 2)</title>
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bad vote #6: on may 24, frank wolf voted against hr 437, &quot;providing for the consideration of hr 2317, lobbying transparency act; and providing for the consideration of hr 2316, honest leadership and open government act.&quot; yeah, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://farewellfrank.blogspot.com/2007/12/frank-wolfs-worst-votes-of-2007-part-2.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Hobnob Blog: The New Lobbying and Ethics Reform Bill</title>
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    <updated>2007-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Lobbying Reform Legislation: Side-by-Side Analysis of Lobbying Provisions in S. 1 and H.R. 2316, 110th Congress, by Jack Maskell, CRS Report RL34008, May 18, 2007 (18-page pdf PDF ); Campaign Finance: An Overview, by Joseph Cantor, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hobnobblog.com/2007/10/the_new_lobbying_and_ethics_re.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>the new lobbying and ethics reform bill</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-10-07:/commentary/3151618</id>
    <updated>2007-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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&quot;honest leadership and open government act signed into law,&quot; omb watch, september 17, 2007; memo to designated agency ethics officials, from us office of government ethics, august 14, 2007; hr 2316, the honest leadership and open ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hobnobblog.com/2007/10/the_new_lobbying_and_ethics_re.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>BLOOMBERG CALLS FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE A &quot;FRINGE ORGANIZATION&quot;</title>
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    <updated>2007-08-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Meehan offered HR 2093 as an amendment to HR 2316 (the &quot;Honest Leadership and Open Government Act&quot;) at the House Judiciary Committee markup yesterday and it was defeated on a voice vote with only one of his colleagues speaking in its ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://donkeydoings.com/2007/05/29/bloomberg-calls-fraternal-order-of-police-a-fringe-organization.aspx?ref=rss&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>legislative action: 10th district and state - 073007</title>
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    <updated>2007-08-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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upcoming votes. honest leadership and open government act - hr2316 the senate is scheduled to work on this ethics bill. 2008 agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration, and related agencies appropriations act - hr3161 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://clevelandplanner.blogspot.com/2007/08/legislative-action-10th-district-and.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Ethics Reform</title>
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    <updated>2007-08-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
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(If you&#8217;re at all interested, it is HR 2316, &#8220;The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007&#8220;). Moreover, the information is usually collected in such a dispersed fashion, that finding what offices are mandated to collect such ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://freetradecoffee.wordpress.com/2007/08/02/ethics-reform/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>megavote pennsylvania july 30, 2007</title>
    <link href="http://a590colt.blogspot.com/2007/08/july-30-2007-in-this-megavote-for.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-31:/commentary/3151629</id>
    <updated>2007-07-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Associated 590 Communities Organization... </name>
    </author>
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honest leadership and open government act - hr2316. the senate is scheduled to work on this ethics bill. 2008 agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration, and related agencies appropriations act - ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://a590colt.blogspot.com/2007/08/july-30-2007-in-this-megavote-for.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>weekly megavote for the 5th district</title>
    <link href="http://leversandpulleys.com/cheshiretownpost/2007/07/31/weekly-megavote-for-the-5th-district/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-30:/commentary/3225260</id>
    <updated>2007-07-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Cheshire Town Post </name>
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honest leadership and open government act - hr2316. the senate is scheduled to work on this ethics bill. -=-. 2008 agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration, and related agencies appropriations act - hr3161 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://leversandpulleys.com/cheshiretownpost/2007/07/31/weekly-megavote-for-the-5th-district/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>house overwhelmingly approves ethics bill - next: the senate</title>
    <link href="http://citizen.typepad.com/watchdog_blog/2007/07/house-overwhelm.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-30:/commentary/3151638</id>
    <updated>2007-07-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Watchdog Blog </name>
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the senate reluctantly approved s. 1 by a vote of 96-to-2; the house approved hr 2316 by a vote of 396-to-22. but once the bills moved back behind-the-scenes in conference, sen. jim demint put a &#226;&#8364;&#339;hold&#226;&#8364;* on the legislation, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://citizen.typepad.com/watchdog_blog/2007/07/house-overwhelm.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>townhall&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s megavote for south carolina&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s 4th congressional district</title>
    <link href="http://word.truthintheword.org/archives/814" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-30:/commentary/3151630</id>
    <updated>2007-07-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The TIW Blog </name>
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honest leadership and open government act - hr2316. the senate is scheduled to work on this ethics bill. 2008 agriculture, rural development, food and drug administration, and related agencies appropriations act - hr3161 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://word.truthintheword.org/archives/814&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Ethics Bill On New Journey Through Congress</title>
    <link href="http://www.commonblog.com/story/2007/7/31/1191/24908" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-30:/commentary/929139</id>
    <updated>2007-07-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Common Cause Blog </name>
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The new bill came up after Senate Republicans, incluidng Jim DeMint, R-SC, and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, objected to appointing conferees for the ethics and lobbying bills (S 1, HR 2316) both passed by the House and Senate. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.commonblog.com/story/2007/7/31/1191/24908&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>want to dig deeper? this will also prove that despite what the ...</title>
    <link href="http://hanielperigueux.blogspot.com/2007/07/want-to-dig-deeper-this-will-also-prove.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-29:/commentary/3151632</id>
    <updated>2007-07-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Blue Flaming Daily Dammit </name>
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... reform process (see also: ethics reform), s.res.123, title iv, h.res.6, h.res.491. employment non-discrimination act of 2007, hr2015. energy policy, s.1419*, hr6*. estate tax, repeal, hr1586, hr2380. ethics reform, s.1*, hr2316* ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hanielperigueux.blogspot.com/2007/07/want-to-dig-deeper-this-will-also-prove.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Tentative Deal: Lobbying Bill Could Be Ready for Tuesday Vote in House</title>
    <link href="http://www.sunlightfoundation.com/node/3775" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-29:/commentary/953733</id>
    <updated>2007-07-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Sunlight Foundation </name>
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Source NameCongressional QuarterlyLinkhttp://public.cq.com/docs/cqt/news110-000002561801.htmlSnippitSenior House Democratic aides say a deal has nearly been reached on a new version of the lobbying and ethics package (S1, HR 2316) and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunlightfoundation.com/node/3775&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>tentative deal: lobbying bill could be ready for tuesday vote in house</title>
    <link href="http://public.cq.com/docs/cqt/news110-000002561801.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-28:/commentary/3151634</id>
    <updated>2007-07-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CQ Midday </name>
    </author>
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senior house democratic aides say a deal has nearly been reached on a new version of the lobbying and ethics package (s1, hr 2316) and they expect to bring it up for house floor action tuesday.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://public.cq.com/docs/cqt/news110-000002561801.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Lobbying Bill Could Be Up In House Tuesday</title>
    <link href="http://public.cq.com/docs/cqt/news110-000002561716.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-27:/commentary/1519933</id>
    <updated>2007-07-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CQ Midday </name>
    </author>
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Senior House Democratic aides say that a deal has nearly been reached on a new version of the lobbying and ethics package (S1, HR 2316) and that they expect to bring it up for House floor action on Tuesday.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://public.cq.com/docs/cqt/news110-000002561716.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Cong. Quarterly Today reports House will vote on ban of spousal ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/29535" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-22:/commentary/896939</id>
    <updated>2007-07-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Blog | Citizens for Responsibility and... </name>
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With the fate of broader ethics and lobbying overhaul bills (HR 2316, S1) uncertain, bringing up the spousal pay measure will give Democrats an opportunity to score a separate victory on ethics changes -- or at least draw attention ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.citizensforethics.org/node/29535&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>federal legislation for homeschooling being decided now</title>
    <link href="http://americanhomeschool.blogspot.com/2007/07/federal-legislation-for-homeschooling.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-19:/commentary/3151628</id>
    <updated>2007-07-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>American Homeschool </name>
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hr 2316&#226;&#8364;&#8221;&#226;&#8364;&#732;honest leadership and open government&#226;&#8364;&#8482; act of 2007 s. 1&#226;&#8364;&#8221;the legislative transparency and accountability act of 2007 s. 667&#226;&#8364;&#8221;&#226;&#8364;&#732;education begins at home&#226;&#8364;&#8482; act s. 1105&#226;&#8364;&#8221;matthew shepard local law enforcement hate cr&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://americanhomeschool.blogspot.com/2007/07/federal-legislation-for-homeschooling.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Democrats find way to break impasse over lobbying bill</title>
    <link href="http://threewisemen.blogspot.com/2007/07/democrats-find-way-to-break-impasse.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-18:/commentary/882146</id>
    <updated>2007-07-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Three Wise Men </name>
    </author>
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The Senate passed its version of the bill ( S1 ) in January and the House passed a lobbying bill ( HR 2316 ) in May. Nice! They should just do more stuff this way. Forget Republican &amp;quot;alienation.&amp;quot; It&amp;#39;s clear they are intent on blocking ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://threewisemen.blogspot.com/2007/07/democrats-find-way-to-break-impasse.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>CQ Today - Democratic Strategy Includes Pointing Fingers</title>
    <link href="http://public.cq.com/docs/cqt/news110-000002546478.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-06:/commentary/3410169</id>
    <updated>2007-07-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CQ Midday </name>
    </author>
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11 commission recommendation bill ( S 4 ) and the lobbying and ethics bills ( S 1 , HR 2316 ). The Senate also is scheduled to start debate on a wide-ranging farm bill this fall. &#226;&#8364;&#339;They should use little achievements to make larger ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://public.cq.com/docs/cqt/news110-000002546478.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Public Citizen: Democrats Should Not Let Senate Republicans Block ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.rssmicro.com/?f=0&amp;amp;st=Ethics+Reform&amp;amp;fid=64350645" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-04:/commentary/858578</id>
    <updated>2007-07-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Ethics Reform </name>
    </author>
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The House recently approved its own version of the lobbying and Ethics Reform legislation (HR 2316), which must be reconciled with the Senate bill in conference before becoming law. McConnell claims to be representing another unname ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rssmicro.com/?f=0&amp;amp;st=Ethics+Reform&amp;amp;fid=64350645&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>comparative look at two ethics bills</title>
    <link href="http://grassrootsnewsucanuse.blogspot.com/2007/07/comparative-look-at-two-ethics-bills.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-07-01:/commentary/3151619</id>
    <updated>2007-07-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Grassroots News U Can Use </name>
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the house bill is hr 2316 see article ethics reform bogged down in congress by charles babington, associated press writer - jul 2, 2007 washington - toughening ethics laws, once a priority of democrats, has bogged down in congress as ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://grassrootsnewsucanuse.blogspot.com/2007/07/comparative-look-at-two-ethics-bills.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Keep the people&amp;#39;s mandate and reconcile a strong ethics bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.allthingsreform.org/2007/06/keep-peoples-mandate-and-reconcile.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-29:/commentary/804416</id>
    <updated>2007-06-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>All Things Reform </name>
    </author>
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Both houses must maintain the people&amp;#39;s mandate, and keep the strong ethics bill highlights they individually passed ( HR 2316 / HR 2317 and S 1 ) earlier this year. There are several full-time &amp;quot;good government&amp;quot; reform groups in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.allthingsreform.org/2007/06/keep-peoples-mandate-and-reconcile.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Federal Farm Subsidy Programs: How to Discourage Congressional ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.heritage.org/research/agriculture/bg2045.cfm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-27:/commentary/3662146</id>
    <updated>2007-06-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Heritage Foundation Papers </name>
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Regrettably, the House Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (H.R. 2316), the House's most recent lobbying reform bill, was passed in May 2007 without any of the explicit prohibitions on conflicts of interest that are included in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.heritage.org/research/agriculture/bg2045.cfm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>mccaskill calls on gop leaders to &#226;&#8364;&#732;stop playing games&#226;&#8364;&#8482; on ethics ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.aflcio.org/2007/06/28/mccaskill-calls-on-gop-leaders-to-stop-playing-games-on-ethics-reform/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-27:/commentary/3151640</id>
    <updated>2007-06-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>AFL-CIO Weblog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
in may, the house passed its own version of the bill (hr2316), but senate minority leader mitch mcconnell (r-ky.) has blocked appointment of senate conferees over a dispute on another bill on electronic filing of campaign finance ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.aflcio.org/2007/06/28/mccaskill-calls-on-gop-leaders-to-stop-playing-games-on-ethics-reform/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senate Debate: Unanimous-Consent Request--HR 2316</title>
    <link href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/record.xpd?id=110-s20070628-20" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-27:/commentary/3002732</id>
    <updated>2007-06-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>GovTrack.us Monitored Events </name>
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Sen. Schumer [D-NY]: &quot;Madam President, I will be happy to yield in a second. I will tell you, I go to my State. It is a diverse State of 19 million people. It is not South Carolina. It is not Illinois. It is not Nevada. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/record.xpd?id=110-s20070628-20&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Lobbyists must pay careful attention to new rules</title>
    <link href="http://washingtondclobbyist.blogspot.com/2007/06/lobbyists-must-pay-careful-attention-to.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-27:/commentary/804414</id>
    <updated>2007-06-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>&amp;lt;center&amp;gt;Washington Lobbyist-US Government... </name>
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Passing HR 2316 and amending the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (LDA), the House of Representatives was responding to continued concerns about the corrupting influences of lobbyists such as the now-infamous Jack Abramoff. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://washingtondclobbyist.blogspot.com/2007/06/lobbyists-must-pay-careful-attention-to.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Democrats Brag About Failure to Govern &#194;&#171; First Friday Collective</title>
    <link href="http://firstfriday.wordpress.com/2007/06/27/ds-brag-about-failure-to-govern/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-26:/commentary/3410168</id>
    <updated>2007-06-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>First Friday Collective </name>
    </author>
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And we have taken many of the things out of that bill and have brought them to H.R. 2316,&#226;&#8364;* the 2007 Democrat lobbying reform bill. (House floor remarks, 5/24/07). &#226;&#8364;&#339;Increasing pay for 13 million workers, directly and indirectly, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://firstfriday.wordpress.com/2007/06/27/ds-brag-about-failure-to-govern/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>TheHill.com - Lobbyists must pay careful attention to new rulest</title>
    <link href="http://thehill.com/k-street-insiders/lobbyists-must-pay-careful-attention-to-new-rulest-2007-06-27.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-26:/commentary/3410166</id>
    <updated>2007-06-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>TheHill.com: Capital Living </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Passing H.R. 2316 and amending the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (LDA), the House of Representatives was responding to continued concerns about the corrupting influences of lobbyists such as the now-infamous Jack Abramoff. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thehill.com/k-street-insiders/lobbyists-must-pay-careful-attention-to-new-rulest-2007-06-27.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>flag flapping and smoke screening: senate republicans block major ...</title>
    <link href="http://desertbeacon.blogspot.com/2007/06/flag-flapping-and-smoke-screening.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-25:/commentary/3151641</id>
    <updated>2007-06-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Desert Beacon </name>
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hr 2316 &quot;honest leadership and open government act of 2007&quot; passed the house with a hefty 396-22 margin [roll call 423] on may 24th, and a month later abides on senate legislative calendar under general orders, no. 182. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://desertbeacon.blogspot.com/2007/06/flag-flapping-and-smoke-screening.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Senate Debate: Unanimous Consent Request--HR 2316</title>
    <link href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/record.xpd?id=110-s20070626-11" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-25:/commentary/3002731</id>
    <updated>2007-06-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>GovTrack.us Monitored Events </name>
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Sen. Reid [D-NV]: &quot;Mr. President, I want to visit with everyone present for just a few minutes about S. 1, the ethics and lobbying reform bill. We hope to appoint conferees on this important bill today. By doing this today, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/record.xpd?id=110-s20070626-11&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Lobbyists must pay careful attention to new rulest</title>
    <link href="http://www.hillnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=67094&amp;amp;Itemid=71" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-25:/commentary/804415</id>
    <updated>2007-06-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>TheHill.com: K Street Insiders </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Passing HR 2316 and amending the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (LDA), the House of Representatives was responding to continued...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hillnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;task=view&amp;amp;id=67094&amp;amp;Itemid=71&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Ethics and Lobbying Reform Bills Comparison Chart</title>
    <link href="http://www.docuticker.com/?p=14294" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-21:/commentary/804417</id>
    <updated>2007-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Docuticker </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The document compares current law with S. 1, the Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act, and HR 2316, the Honest Government and Open Leadership Act. The Campaign Legal Center sent the chart along with the letter below to the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.docuticker.com/?p=14294&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>what congress did, may 14 through may 26</title>
    <link href="http://dwp2016.org/blog/index.php?itemid=46" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-06:/commentary/3151624</id>
    <updated>2007-06-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Blog of Darryl W. Perry </name>
    </author>
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hr 2316 - honest leadership and open government act of 2007 to provide more rigorous requirements with respect to disclosure and enforcement of lobbying laws and regulations - 40 pages hr 2206 - us troop readiness, veterans' care, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dwp2016.org/blog/index.php?itemid=46&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>WILL A CHANGE OF ETHICS LAWS PROMPT RESIGNATIONS FROM CORRUPT ...</title>
    <link href="http://cars2d.wonez.com/WILL-A-CHANGE-OF-ETHICS-LAWS-PROMPT-RESIGNATIONS-FROM-CORRUPT-CONGRESSMEN-LIKE-JERRY-LEWIS-KEN-CALV/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-05:/commentary/953734</id>
    <updated>2007-06-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>real estate </name>
    </author>
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HR 2316, Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, now moves on to the Senate, where it is viewed as being weak and unthreatening enough to pass. Friday&#8217;s Washington Post refers to the weeks of yeoman&#8217;s work it took to convince ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cars2d.wonez.com/WILL-A-CHANGE-OF-ETHICS-LAWS-PROMPT-RESIGNATIONS-FROM-CORRUPT-CONGRESSMEN-LIKE-JERRY-LEWIS-KEN-CALV/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>WILL A CHANGE OF ETHICS LAWS PROMPT RESIGNATIONS FROM CORRUPT ...</title>
    <link href="http://cars2i.wonez.com/WILL-A-CHANGE-OF-ETHICS-LAWS-PROMPT-RESIGNATIONS-FROM-CORRUPT-CONGRESSMEN-LIKE-JERRY-LEWIS-KEN-CALV/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-05:/commentary/728492</id>
    <updated>2007-06-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>real estate </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 2316, Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, now moves on to the Senate, where it is viewed as being weak and unthreatening enough to pass. Friday&#8217;s Washington Post refers to the weeks of yeoman&#8217;s work it took to convince ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cars2i.wonez.com/WILL-A-CHANGE-OF-ETHICS-LAWS-PROMPT-RESIGNATIONS-FROM-CORRUPT-CONGRESSMEN-LIKE-JERRY-LEWIS-KEN-CALV/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Pelosi Expected to Back Proposal to Allow Outsiders to File Ethics ...</title>
    <link href="http://nevadathunder.com/?p=4180" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-05:/commentary/715893</id>
    <updated>2007-06-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Nevada Thunder </name>
    </author>
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In fact, he spoke out against a stringent lobbying overhaul bill (HR 2316) before ultimately voting for it after a two-year revolving-door ban was removed. Republicans also may have difficulty rejecting a proposal endorsed by the task ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nevadathunder.com/?p=4180&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>CQ Today - Senate to Focus on Energy Legislation, Defense ...</title>
    <link href="http://public.cq.com/docs/cqt/news110-000002524780.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-04:/commentary/3740134</id>
    <updated>2007-06-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CQ Midday </name>
    </author>
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18, while the House passed its version ( HR 2316 ) on May 24 by 396-22. But neither chamber has appointed conferees. First posted June 5, 2007 4:43 p.m.. Correction Corrects Senate's March 13 stem cell vote count. Source: CQ Today ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://public.cq.com/docs/cqt/news110-000002524780.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>sweet blog special: from the gop debate in new hampshire ...</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2007/06/blogging_from_the_republican_d.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-04:/commentary/3151626</id>
    <updated>2007-06-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Lynn Sweet </name>
    </author>
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rule 14 the senate completed the rule xiv process with respect to the following bills and placed them directly on the calendar: &#226;&#8364;&#162; honest leadership and open government act of 2007 (hr 2316) &#226;&#8364;&#162; lobbying transparency act of 2007 (hr 2317)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2007/06/blogging_from_the_republican_d.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Sutton Continues Fight to End Culture of Corruption in Washington</title>
    <link href="http://sutton.house.gov/news/story.cfm?id=42" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-04:/commentary/2668285</id>
    <updated>2007-06-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>News from Congresswoman Betty Sutton </name>
    </author>
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5/24/2007 - Today, Congresswoman Betty Sutton worked to pass a package of lobbying reforms to end the pay-to-play culture of corruption that has dominated Congress under Republican control. Congress passed HR 2316, the Honest Leadership ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sutton.house.gov/news/story.cfm?id=42&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Honest Leadership and Open Government Act Passes</title>
    <link href="http://granby01033.blogspot.com/2007/06/honest-leadership-and-open-government.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-03:/commentary/711089</id>
    <updated>2007-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Granby 01033 </name>
    </author>
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HR 2316 additionally strengthens criminal penalties for violating the lobbying reporting rules and, for the first time, holds lobbyists (not just Members and House staff) responsible for compliance with those rules. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://granby01033.blogspot.com/2007/06/honest-leadership-and-open-government.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>GNT Commentary, Week of June 3, 2007 (Programs # 132-134)</title>
    <link href="http://gbntv.org/gbnblog/?p=33" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-03:/commentary/709815</id>
    <updated>2007-06-03T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Gospel Broadcasting Network </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 2316: Indecent Exposure? Boulder Hits Rock Bottom in Decency. Program # 133:. German Teen with &#8216;School Phobia&#8217; Reunited with Parents. House Tries to Deep Six Title V. House Democrats Poised to Dump Abstinence Funding ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gbntv.org/gbnblog/?p=33&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Review of HR 2316: Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/2007/06/02/review-of-hr-2316-honest-leadership-and-open-government-act-of-2007/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-01:/commentary/706642</id>
    <updated>2007-06-01T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Open House Project </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Here&#8217;sa quick run-down of HR 2316: Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 [text], which the House passed May 24 with an overwhelming majority. It goes to the Senate next. Let&#8217;s start with the great news: A lobbying disclosure ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/2007/06/02/review-of-hr-2316-honest-leadership-and-open-government-act-of-2007/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congresspedia's &quot;Congress in the News&quot; updates, May 5-17, 2007 ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.prwatch.org/node/6115" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-31:/commentary/3756241</id>
    <updated>2007-05-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Center for Media and Democracy blogs </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
(The Hillstory); The Democratic House leadership has introduced the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (H.R.2316) to address issues such as the &quot;revolving door&quot; between lawmakers and lobbyists, &quot;Astroturf lobbying&quot;, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.prwatch.org/node/6115&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>where the rubber meets the road (6/1/07)</title>
    <link href="http://liberaldoomsayer.blogspot.com/2007/06/where-rubber-meets-road-6107.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-31:/commentary/3151625</id>
    <updated>2007-05-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Liberal Doomsayer </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
the bill (hr 2316) requires lobbyists to publish detailed reports of their activities on the internet and imposing jail time for violations. the house also passed, 382-37, a bill (hr 2317) requiring lobbyists to file quarterly internet ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://liberaldoomsayer.blogspot.com/2007/06/where-rubber-meets-road-6107.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>WILL A CHANGE OF ETHICS LAWS PROMPT RESIGNATIONS FROM CORRUPT ...</title>
    <link href="http://sale4d.wonez.com/WILL-A-CHANGE-OF-ETHICS-LAWS-PROMPT-RESIGNATIONS-FROM-CORRUPT-CONGRESSMEN-LIKE-JERRY-LEWIS-KEN-CALV/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-30:/commentary/710023</id>
    <updated>2007-05-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>sale </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 2316, Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, now moves on to the Senate, where it is viewed as being weak and unthreatening enough to pass. Friday&#8217;s Washington Post refers to the weeks of yeoman&#8217;s work it took to convince ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sale4d.wonez.com/WILL-A-CHANGE-OF-ETHICS-LAWS-PROMPT-RESIGNATIONS-FROM-CORRUPT-CONGRESSMEN-LIKE-JERRY-LEWIS-KEN-CALV/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Passes Lobbying and Ethics Reform</title>
    <link href="http://www.klgates.com/newsstand/Detail.aspx?publication=3874" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-30:/commentary/706237</id>
    <updated>2007-05-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Recent K&amp;amp;L Gates News </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
On May 24, 2007, the House of Representatives passed a lobbying and ethics reform bill (HR 2316) that would significantly increase disclosure under the Lobbying Disclosure Act (&#8220;LDA&#8221;), including provisions for lower filing thresholds, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.klgates.com/newsstand/Detail.aspx?publication=3874&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>beSpacific - May 30, 2007</title>
    <link href="http://shoppingmalldc.blogspot.com/2007/05/bespacific-may-30-2007.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-30:/commentary/702320</id>
    <updated>2007-05-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Shopping Mall PC In DC </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
... WTO Compliance Status of the Conservation Security Program (CSP) and the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), May 21, 2007; Lobbying Reform Legislation: Side-by-Side Analysis of Lobbying Provisions in S.1 and HR2316, 110th Congress, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://shoppingmalldc.blogspot.com/2007/05/bespacific-may-30-2007.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R.2316</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2316/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-30:/commentary/702162</id>
    <updated>2007-05-30T19:42:11Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>OpenCongress</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
&lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;H.R.2316&lt;/strong&gt;   To provide more rigorous requirements with respect to disclosure and enforcement of lobbying laws and regulations, and for other purposes.  introduced May. 15, 2007   17 posts    See&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2316/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>beSpacific: Recent CRS Reports on Iran, Food Safety, WTO, Lobbying ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/014951.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-29:/commentary/3662147</id>
    <updated>2007-05-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>beSpacific </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Lobbying Reform Legislation: Side-by-Side Analysis of Lobbying Provisions in S.1 and H.R.2316, 110th Congress, May 18, 2007 &#183; U.S.-Funded Assistance Programs in China, May 18, 2007 &#183; Homeland Security Department: FY2008 Request for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/014951.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Lobby Reform Rundown</title>
    <link href="http://allianceforjustice.org/blog/2007/05/lobby-reform-rundown.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-29:/commentary/699816</id>
    <updated>2007-05-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Nonprofit and Foundation Advocacy Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
On Thursday, May 24, the House of Representatives passed HR 2316, the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, by a bipartisan 396-22 vote. The bill will now be conferenced with S. 1, the Senate passed lobby reform bill. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://allianceforjustice.org/blog/2007/05/lobby-reform-rundown.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congressman Cummings Supports Legislation Addressing Government ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.house.gov/cummings/press/07may24b.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-28:/commentary/3410170</id>
    <updated>2007-05-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congressman Elijah E. Cummings </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-Maryland), successfully pushed for the passage of the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (H.R. 2316) and the Lobbying Transparency Act of 2007 (H.R. 2317), ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.house.gov/cummings/press/07may24b.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>WILL A CHANGE OF ETHICS LAWS PROMPT RESIGNATIONS FROM CORRUPT ...</title>
    <link href="http://cars1g.wonez.com/WILL-A-CHANGE-OF-ETHICS-LAWS-PROMPT-RESIGNATIONS-FROM-CORRUPT-CONGRESSMEN-LIKE-JERRY-LEWIS-KEN-CALV/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-28:/commentary/706459</id>
    <updated>2007-05-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>real estate </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 2316, Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, now moves on to the Senate, where it is viewed as being weak and unthreatening enough to pass. Friday&#8217;s Washington Post refers to the weeks of yeoman&#8217;s work it took to convince ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cars1g.wonez.com/WILL-A-CHANGE-OF-ETHICS-LAWS-PROMPT-RESIGNATIONS-FROM-CORRUPT-CONGRESSMEN-LIKE-JERRY-LEWIS-KEN-CALV/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Tops-Search-WILL A CHANGE OF ETHICS LAWS PROMPT RESIGNATIONS FROM ...</title>
    <link href="http://newsd1.topsite2007.com/Tops-Search-WILL-A-CHANGE-OF-ETHICS-LAWS-PROMPT-RESIGNATIONS-FROM-CORRUPT-CONGRESSMEN-LIKE-JERRY-LEW/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-28:/commentary/697986</id>
    <updated>2007-05-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Blog Top Post </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 2316, Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, now moves on to the Senate, where it is viewed as being weak and unthreatening enough to pass. Friday&#8217;s Washington Post refers to the weeks of yeoman&#8217;s work it took to convince ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newsd1.topsite2007.com/Tops-Search-WILL-A-CHANGE-OF-ETHICS-LAWS-PROMPT-RESIGNATIONS-FROM-CORRUPT-CONGRESSMEN-LIKE-JERRY-LEW/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Tops-Search-WILL A CHANGE OF ETHICS LAWS PROMPT RESIGNATIONS FROM ...</title>
    <link href="http://newsc1.topsite2007.com/Tops-Search-WILL-A-CHANGE-OF-ETHICS-LAWS-PROMPT-RESIGNATIONS-FROM-CORRUPT-CONGRESSMEN-LIKE-JERRY-LEW/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-28:/commentary/697010</id>
    <updated>2007-05-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Blog Top Post </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 2316, Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, now moves on to the Senate, where it is viewed as being weak and unthreatening enough to pass. Friday&#8217;s Washington Post refers to the weeks of yeoman&#8217;s work it took to convince ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newsc1.topsite2007.com/Tops-Search-WILL-A-CHANGE-OF-ETHICS-LAWS-PROMPT-RESIGNATIONS-FROM-CORRUPT-CONGRESSMEN-LIKE-JERRY-LEW/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Look what&amp;#39;s been discovered ... from the CRS</title>
    <link href="http://cubgovpubs.blogspot.com/2007/05/look-whats-been-discovered-from-crs.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-28:/commentary/696990</id>
    <updated>2007-05-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Government Publications Library &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;... </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
1 and HR 2316, 110th Congress; The Supreme Court&amp;#39;s Climate Change Decision: Massachusetts v. EPA; WTO Compliance Status of the Conservation Security Program (CSP) and the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP); US Food and Agricultural ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cubgovpubs.blogspot.com/2007/05/look-whats-been-discovered-from-crs.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>WILL A CHANGE OF ETHICS LAWS PROMPT RESIGNATIONS FROM CORRUPT ...</title>
    <link href="http://cars1l.wonez.com/WILL-A-CHANGE-OF-ETHICS-LAWS-PROMPT-RESIGNATIONS-FROM-CORRUPT-CONGRESSMEN-LIKE-JERRY-LEWIS-KEN-CALV/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-28:/commentary/696493</id>
    <updated>2007-05-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>real estate </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 2316, Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, now moves on to the Senate, where it is viewed as being weak and unthreatening enough to pass. Friday&#8217;s Washington Post refers to the weeks of yeoman&#8217;s work it took to convince ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cars1l.wonez.com/WILL-A-CHANGE-OF-ETHICS-LAWS-PROMPT-RESIGNATIONS-FROM-CORRUPT-CONGRESSMEN-LIKE-JERRY-LEWIS-KEN-CALV/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H. Res. 437: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2317 ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hr110-437" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-27:/commentary/3410164</id>
    <updated>2007-05-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Active Legislation -- Tracked by GovTrack.us </name>
    </author>
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437 Providing for the consideration of H.R. 2317, Lobbying Trancparency Act; and providing for the consideration of H.R. 2316, Honest Leadership and Open Government Act. Passed 224-197, 11 not voting. May 24, 2007 12:59 PM, House ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=hr110-437&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>house actions 5/21/07 - 5/25/07</title>
    <link href="http://nethirddistrict.blogspot.com/2007/05/house-actions-52107-52507.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-27:/commentary/3151622</id>
    <updated>2007-05-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Smith Watch - Nebraska&amp;#39;s 3rd District </name>
    </author>
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hr2316 - to provide more rigorous requirements with respect to disclosure and enforcement of lobbying laws and regulations, and for other purposes. also known as the honest leadership and open government act of 2007, according to the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://nethirddistrict.blogspot.com/2007/05/house-actions-52107-52507.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>WILL A CHANGE OF ETHICS LAWS PROMPT RESIGNATIONS FROM CORRUPT ...</title>
    <link href="http://cars2c.wonez.com/WILL-A-CHANGE-OF-ETHICS-LAWS-PROMPT-RESIGNATIONS-FROM-CORRUPT-CONGRESSMEN-LIKE-JERRY-LEWIS-KEN-CALV/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-27:/commentary/702161</id>
    <updated>2007-05-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>real estate </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 2316, Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, now moves on to the Senate, where it is viewed as being weak and unthreatening enough to pass. Friday&#8217;s Washington Post refers to the weeks of yeoman&#8217;s work it took to convince ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cars2c.wonez.com/WILL-A-CHANGE-OF-ETHICS-LAWS-PROMPT-RESIGNATIONS-FROM-CORRUPT-CONGRESSMEN-LIKE-JERRY-LEWIS-KEN-CALV/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Recently in the House: Lobbying and transparency</title>
    <link href="http://www.azcongresswatch.com/?p=3192" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-27:/commentary/698409</id>
    <updated>2007-05-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Arizona Congress Watch </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 2316, the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, passed the House 396 - 22 - 1. Aye: Renzi, Franks, Pastor, Mitchell, Flake, Grijalva, Giffords No: Shadegg. Jeff Flake: &#8220;This bill is titled the Honest Leadership and Open ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.azcongresswatch.com/?p=3192&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Three More Motion to Recommit Successes</title>
    <link href="http://more.gov.mtopgroup.com/2007/05/three-more-motion-to-recommit-successes.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-27:/commentary/696620</id>
    <updated>2007-05-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Deeper Inside the Mountain </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Won: HR 2317, HR 2316 Republicans Score 13 Motion-to-Recommit Victories Over Democrats in First Five Months Over the first five months, House Republicans have scored 13 legislative &amp;quot;motion-to-recommit&amp;quot; (MTR) victories, more than House ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://more.gov.mtopgroup.com/2007/05/three-more-motion-to-recommit-successes.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Votes - HR 2317, HR 2316 - Lobbying Reform</title>
    <link href="http://more.gov.mtopgroup.com/2007/05/house-votes-hr-2317-hr-2316-lobbying.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-27:/commentary/696079</id>
    <updated>2007-05-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Deeper Inside the Mountain </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 2316: Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 Debate Amendments (GovTrack, Thomas) On Motion to Recommit with Instructions Passed 346-71. GOP Proposal to Strengthen Lobbying Reform, Close Loopholes ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://more.gov.mtopgroup.com/2007/05/house-votes-hr-2317-hr-2316-lobbying.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>New/Updated CRS Reports: Government and Politics</title>
    <link href="http://www.docuticker.com/?p=13643" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-27:/commentary/695405</id>
    <updated>2007-05-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Docuticker </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
+ Lobbying Reform Legislation: Side-by-Side Analysis of Lobbying Provisions in S. 1 and HR 2316, 110th Congress + Presidential Advisers&#8217; Testimony Before Congressional Committees: An Overview + Recess Appointments: Frequently Asked ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.docuticker.com/?p=13643&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>WILL A CHANGE OF ETHICS LAWS PROMPT RESIGNATIONS FROM CORRUPT ...</title>
    <link href="http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2007/05/will-change-of-ethics-laws-prompt.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-27:/commentary/695392</id>
    <updated>2007-05-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DownWithTyranny! </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 2316, Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, now moves on to the Senate, where it is viewed to be weak enough to pass. Friday&amp;#39;s Washington Post refers to the weeks of yeoman&amp;#39;s work it took to convince some of the more ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://downwithtyranny.blogspot.com/2007/05/will-change-of-ethics-laws-prompt.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>representing souhern arizon</title>
    <link href="http://arizonatowncrier.blogspot.com/2007/05/representing-souhern-arizon.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-26:/commentary/3151615</id>
    <updated>2007-05-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Arizona Town Crier </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
vote 416: h res 437: providing for the consideration of hr 2317, lobbying trancparency act; and providing for the consideration of hr 2316, honest leadership and open government act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://arizonatowncrier.blogspot.com/2007/05/representing-souhern-arizon.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congressman David Dreier On Congressional Lobbying Reform Bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.redcountysb.com/rcsb/2007/05/congressman_dav_4.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-25:/commentary/699817</id>
    <updated>2007-05-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Red County/San Bernardino </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Republican Congressman David Drier (R-CD 26) issued the following statement on HR 2316, proposed federal lobbying reform legislation. The bill, according to Dreier, would increases transparency of post employment lobbying restrictions ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.redcountysb.com/rcsb/2007/05/congressman_dav_4.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Congressman David Dreier On Congressional Lobbying Reform Bill</title>
    <link href="http://thepowergrab.com/blog/?p=984" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-25:/commentary/693388</id>
    <updated>2007-05-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>thepowergrab.com </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Republican Congressman David Drier (R-CD 26) issued the following statement on HR 2316, proposed federal lobbying reform legislation. The bill, according to Dreier, would increases transparency of post employment lobbying restrictions ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thepowergrab.com/blog/?p=984&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Notable Legislation</title>
    <link href="http://ancient1.blogster.com/notable_legislation_3.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-25:/commentary/692059</id>
    <updated>2007-05-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Blogster.com - Peering Through The Trees </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Rep. Chris Cannon (R-UT) attached an amendment to the upcoming lobbying reform bill (HR 2316) to prohibit law firms or lawyers who are currently being paid for services by Congress from lobbying members, committees or employees of Congress.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ancient1.blogster.com/notable_legislation_3.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Hell Raising Preacher / Ted Pike</title>
    <link href="http://frfperu.blogspot.com/2007/05/hell-raising-preacher-ted-pike.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-25:/commentary/691042</id>
    <updated>2007-05-25T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Farmers &amp;amp; Traders Intermountain News... </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The question that remained was: Would liberal Democrats attach similar language to the Conyers lobby reform bill, HR 2316, when it came up for a full House vote? Yesterday, there was no attempt to attach language placing heavy reporting ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://frfperu.blogspot.com/2007/05/hell-raising-preacher-ted-pike.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Hell Raising Preacher / Ted Pike</title>
    <link href="http://farmersandtraders.blogspot.com/2007/05/hell-raising-preacher-ted-pike.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-24:/commentary/2668286</id>
    <updated>2007-05-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Farmers &amp;amp; Traders Intermountain News... </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The question that remained was: Would liberal Democrats attach similar language to the Conyers lobby reform bill, HR 2316, when it came up for a full House vote? Yesterday, there was no attempt to attach language placing heavy reporting ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://farmersandtraders.blogspot.com/2007/05/hell-raising-preacher-ted-pike.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Rollcall 422: HR 2316 - On Motion to Recommit with Instructions</title>
    <link href="http://www.legislatorrater.com/rid/2898/rollcall.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-24:/commentary/689105</id>
    <updated>2007-05-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>US House of Representatives Rollcall Feed... </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.legislatorrater.com/rid/2898/rollcall.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Rollcall 423: HR 2316 - On Passage</title>
    <link href="http://www.legislatorrater.com/rid/2899/rollcall.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-24:/commentary/688399</id>
    <updated>2007-05-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>US House of Representatives Rollcall Feed... </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.legislatorrater.com/rid/2899/rollcall.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Lobby Vote</title>
    <link href="http://thesidetrack.blogspot.com/2007/05/lobby-vote.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-24:/commentary/687486</id>
    <updated>2007-05-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The SideTrack </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act [HR 2316 summary], which passed 396-22, would require more frequent disclosure reports for contributions by lobbyists, would place greater restrictions on gifts given to members of Congress, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thesidetrack.blogspot.com/2007/05/lobby-vote.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>JURIST - Paper Chase: US House passes lobbying reform bills</title>
    <link href="http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/05/us-house-passes-lobbying-reform-bills.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-23:/commentary/3516538</id>
    <updated>2007-05-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>JURIST - Paper Chase </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Honest Leadership and Open Government Act [HR 2316 summary], which passed 396-22 [roll call], would require more frequent disclosure reports for contributions by lobbyists, would place greater restrictions on gifts given to members ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2007/05/us-house-passes-lobbying-reform-bills.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>house passes lobbyist disclosure bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.libertylounge.net/forums/15093-house-passes-lobbyist-disclosure-bill.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-23:/commentary/3151639</id>
    <updated>2007-05-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Liberty Lounge Political Forums </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
the senate endorsed a similar rules change, but it will not take effect unless a lobbying bill is reconciled by the two chambers and signed into law. ___. the bundling disclosure bill is hr 2317. the broader lobbying bill is hr 2316. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.libertylounge.net/forums/15093-house-passes-lobbyist-disclosure-bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>cq today midday update</title>
    <link href="http://congress-today-call-985-320-6006.blogspot.com/2007/05/cq-today-midday-update_24.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-23:/commentary/3151636</id>
    <updated>2007-05-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Cogress today call-985-320-6006 </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
the house considers bills to impose more rigorous requirements on disclosure and enforcement of lobbying laws (hr 2316), to require registered lobbyists to file quarterly reports on bundled contributions (hr 2317) and to provide fiscal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://congress-today-call-985-320-6006.blogspot.com/2007/05/cq-today-midday-update_24.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>passed 224-197, providing for the consideration of hr 2317 ...</title>
    <link href="http://owenpshaw.net/congress/house/110/roll416.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-23:/commentary/3151616</id>
    <updated>2007-05-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>US House of Representatives Votes </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
on agreeing to the resolution - providing for the consideration of hr 2317, lobbying trancparency act; and providing for the consideration of hr 2316, honest leadership and open government act (h res 437, roll call 416)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://owenpshaw.net/congress/house/110/roll416.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Debate: Providing For Consideration of HR 2317, Lobbying ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/record.xpd?id=110-h20070524-25" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-23:/commentary/3011818</id>
    <updated>2007-05-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Rep. Mchenry [R-NC] -- Monitored by GovTrack.us </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Rep. Mchenry [R-NC]: &quot;Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from California for yielding. The Speaker and I are on opposite sides of most issues, so I take great pleasure in the rare instance that we can find some common ground. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/record.xpd?id=110-h20070524-25&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Vote: HR 2316: Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=h2007-423" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-23:/commentary/3002729</id>
    <updated>2007-05-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>GovTrack.us Monitored Events </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Passed 396-22, 14 not voting. Bipartisan support. Go to Bill Status : HR 2316: Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007. [This event matched these monitors: Congressional Votes ]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=h2007-423&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Passed 396-22, Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://owenpshaw.net/congress/house/110/roll423.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-23:/commentary/695400</id>
    <updated>2007-05-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>US House of Representatives Votes </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
On Passage - Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 (HR 2316, Roll Call 423)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://owenpshaw.net/congress/house/110/roll423.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Vote: On Motion to Recommit with Instructions: HR 2316 ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=h2007-422" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-23:/commentary/692071</id>
    <updated>2007-05-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congressional Votes -- Monitored by GovTrack.us </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Bipartisan support. (This motion sends a bill back to committee with instructions on how to proceed.) Go to Bill Status : HR 2316: Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007. [This event matched these monitors: Congressional Votes ]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/vote.xpd?vote=h2007-422&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Rollcall 415: H RES 437 - On Ordering the Previous Question</title>
    <link href="http://www.legislatorrater.com/rid/2891/rollcall.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-23:/commentary/688162</id>
    <updated>2007-05-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>US House of Representatives Rollcall Feed... </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Providing for the consideration of HR 2317, Lobbying Trancparency Act; and providing for the consideration of HR 2316, Honest Leadership and Open Government Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.legislatorrater.com/rid/2891/rollcall.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Ethics Reform</title>
    <link href="http://mikechaverspictures.blogspot.com/2007/05/ethics-reform.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-23:/commentary/686329</id>
    <updated>2007-05-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mike Chavers Politics </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Now after months of waiting, there is finally a lobbying reform bill in the House HR 2316. This bill is a total sham it keeps all of the necessary provisions to clean house out of the bill. What the bill doesn&#8217;t have is ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mikechaverspictures.blogspot.com/2007/05/ethics-reform.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>shays, castle, platts, gerlach, ramstad advocate tougher lobbying ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/may/maytoughlobbying.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-22:/commentary/3151637</id>
    <updated>2007-05-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Congressman Christopher Shays </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
us representatives christopher shays, michael castle, todd platts, jim gerlach and jim ramstad wrote today to house speaker nancy pelosi urging her to allow amendments to hr 2316, the honest leadership and open government act, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.house.gov/shays/news/2007/may/maytoughlobbying.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Notice of Action: HR 2316 - Honest Leadership and Open Government ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.rules.house.gov/news_details.aspx?NewsID=2677" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-22:/commentary/2034938</id>
    <updated>2007-05-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>News Items from the House Committee on Rules </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Notice of Action: HR 2316 - Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007 HR 2317 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Lobbying Transparency Act of 2007.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rules.house.gov/news_details.aspx?NewsID=2677&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Entry for May 23, 2007</title>
    <link href="http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-Ckjh3RQ7ery1mOMBUaMrDPm96YZ0kyvd?p=2275" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-22:/commentary/685452</id>
    <updated>2007-05-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mike&amp;#39;s Political Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Now after months of waiting, there is finally a lobbying reform bill in the House HR 2316. This bill is a total sham it keeps all of the necessary provisions to clean house out of the bill. What the bill doesn&#8217;t have is ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-Ckjh3RQ7ery1mOMBUaMrDPm96YZ0kyvd?p=2275&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>NRA-ILA :: Meehan-Shays Amendment Defeated</title>
    <link href="http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=3006" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-21:/commentary/3410165</id>
    <updated>2007-05-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NRA-ILA Legislative Updates </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Meehan offered H.R. 2093 as an amendment to H.R. 2316 (the &quot;Honest Leadership and Open Government Act&quot;) at the House Judiciary Committee markup yesterday and it was defeated on a voice vote with only one of his colleagues speaking in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=3006&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>the house must vote yes on debating the lobbying ethics bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.allthingsreform.org/2007/05/house-must-vote-yes-on-debating.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-21:/commentary/3151635</id>
    <updated>2007-05-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>All Things Reform </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
hr 2316 and hr 2317, ethics bills moving through the us house of representatives, must be voted on for debate on the floor. our elected congresspeople must vote yes on having a debate, if they are to foster a high level of trust with ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.allthingsreform.org/2007/05/house-must-vote-yes-on-debating.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 2317 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Lobbying Transparency Act of 2007 HR 2316 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Honest ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.rules.house.gov/SpecialRules_details.aspx?NewsID=2678" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-21:/commentary/3151614</id>
    <updated>2007-05-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Special Rules Reported from the House Committee... </name>
    </author>
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HR 2317 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Lobbying Transparency Act of 2007 HR 2316 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rules.house.gov/SpecialRules_details.aspx?NewsID=2678&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Summary of Amendments Submitted to the Rules Committee for HR 2316 ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.rules.house.gov/amendment_details.aspx?NewsID=2674" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-21:/commentary/2080870</id>
    <updated>2007-05-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Summary of Amendments Submitted to the... </name>
    </author>
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Summary of Amendments Submitted to the Rules Committee for HR 2316 - Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rules.house.gov/amendment_details.aspx?NewsID=2674&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Recent Senate and House Votes</title>
    <link href="http://justiceleague00.blogspot.com/2007/05/recent-senate-and-house-votes.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-21:/commentary/679168</id>
    <updated>2007-05-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Justice League </name>
    </author>
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Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act - S.1348 The Senate is scheduled to begin work on this immigration reform bill. Honest Leadership and Open Government Act - HR2316 The House is scheduled to take up this lobbying reform bill this ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://justiceleague00.blogspot.com/2007/05/recent-senate-and-house-votes.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>News Clips 5/22/2007</title>
    <link href="http://allianceforjustice.org/blog/2007/05/news-clips-5222007.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-21:/commentary/679159</id>
    <updated>2007-05-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Nonprofit and Foundation Advocacy Blog </name>
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&amp;quot;The House Rules Committee is set to meet May 23 to consider which amendments will be allowed when lobbying and ethics legislation (HR 2316) comes to the House floor, expected to be May 24,&amp;quot; reports BNA Money &amp;amp; Politics (subscription ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://allianceforjustice.org/blog/2007/05/news-clips-5222007.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>COMMITTEE ON RULES - Amendment Process Announcment for H.R. 2316 ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.rules.house.gov/announcement_details.aspx?NewsID=2670" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-20:/commentary/3811283</id>
    <updated>2007-05-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>News Items from the House Committee on Rules </name>
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Amendment Process Announcment for HR 2316 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rules.house.gov/announcement_details.aspx?NewsID=2670&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>on capitol hill this week, vol. xiv, no. 14</title>
    <link href="http://chpponline.blogspot.com/2007/05/on-capitol-hill-this-week-vol-xiv-no-14.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-20:/commentary/3151627</id>
    <updated>2007-05-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Capitol Hill &amp;quot;Daily Brief&amp;quot; </name>
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as expected, democrats introduced a bill in the house this week (hr 2316), which, like the original senate version, had outrageous components. the house bill would have required all &quot;nonprofit advocacy groups&quot; to reveal the names and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chpponline.blogspot.com/2007/05/on-capitol-hill-this-week-vol-xiv-no-14.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Legislative Action: 10th District and State - 052107</title>
    <link href="http://clevelandplanner.blogspot.com/2007/05/legislative-action-10th-district-and_21.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-20:/commentary/715153</id>
    <updated>2007-05-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Cleveland vs. The World </name>
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Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act - S.1348 The Senate is scheduled to begin work on this immigration reform bill. Honest Leadership and Open Government Act - HR2316 The House is scheduled to take up this lobbying reform bill this week.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://clevelandplanner.blogspot.com/2007/05/legislative-action-10th-district-and_21.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Upcoming Votes</title>
    <link href="http://thevoice.name/?p=944" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-20:/commentary/679165</id>
    <updated>2007-05-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Voice </name>
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The Senate is scheduled to begin work on this immigration reform bill. &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211; Honest Leadership and Open Government Act - HR2316. The House is scheduled to take up this lobbying reform bill this week. Share T&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thevoice.name/?p=944&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 2316, WHEN IN ROME . . . , SCIENTISTS HOPE TO GET A LOT OF ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&amp;amp;friendID=31389834&amp;amp;blogID=266864892" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-20:/commentary/679161</id>
    <updated>2007-05-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Paulives4CHRIST - MySpace Blog </name>
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HR 2316: Indecent Exposure? Democrats surprised everyone on Tuesday by introducing a bill that ignited protest from both sides of the aisle. Since the Senate&amp;#39;s lobbying reform proposal, nonprofit...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&amp;amp;friendID=31389834&amp;amp;blogID=266864892&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Report: Budget Report for HR 2316: Honest Leadership and Open ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billreport.xpd?bill=h110-2316&amp;amp;type=cbo" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-19:/commentary/3002730</id>
    <updated>2007-05-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>GovTrack.us Monitored Events </name>
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A new Congressional Budget Office Report is available. Here is a summary: CBO estimates that implementing HR 2316 would cost about $1 million a year, beginning in fiscal year 2008, subject to the availability of appropriated funds. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billreport.xpd?bill=h110-2316&amp;amp;type=cbo&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 2316 - Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.rules.house.gov/announcement_details.aspx?NewsID=2669" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-19:/commentary/2020402</id>
    <updated>2007-05-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Amendment Process Announcements released... </name>
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HR 2316 - Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007. Amendment Process Announcement; Text of the Bill as Reported; Summary of Amendments Submitted; Rule, Committee Report, and roll call votes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rules.house.gov/announcement_details.aspx?NewsID=2669&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>For the 2nd time, legislation infringing on American citizens ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-fGey8loydKj.f.DZnTesTYVBIxg-?cq=1&amp;amp;p=528" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-19:/commentary/679162</id>
    <updated>2007-05-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Welcome to Ralph&amp;#39;s, Web Page </name>
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Meehan offered HR 2093 as an amendment to HR 2316 (the &amp;quot;Honest Leadership and Open Government Act&amp;quot;) at the House Judiciary Committee markup yesterday and it was defeated on a voice vote with only one of his colleagues speaking in its ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-fGey8loydKj.f.DZnTesTYVBIxg-?cq=1&amp;amp;p=528&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Government Opposed To Citizen Political Involvement</title>
    <link href="http://unalienablerights.us/blog/?p=367" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-18:/commentary/685451</id>
    <updated>2007-05-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Unalienable Rights </name>
    </author>
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Meehan offered HR 2093 as an amendment to HR 2316 (the &#8220;Honest Leadership and Open Government Act&#8221;) at the House Judiciary Committee markup yesterday and it was defeated on a voice vote with only one of his colleagues speaking in its ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://unalienablerights.us/blog/?p=367&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>American League of Lobbyists (Major league soccer news) on House ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.2006-world-cup-draw.com/major-league-soccer-news/2007/05/american-league-of-lobbyists-major-league-soccer-news-on-house-lobbying-reform.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-18:/commentary/679167</id>
    <updated>2007-05-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>major league soccer news </name>
    </author>
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... to the House Judiciary Committee&amp;#39;s scheduled mark-up of the &amp;quot;Honest Leadership and major league soccer news Open Government Act of 2007&amp;quot; (HR 2316) which would amend the Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA), the Board Source: www.forbes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.2006-world-cup-draw.com/major-league-soccer-news/2007/05/american-league-of-lobbyists-major-league-soccer-news-on-house-lobbying-reform.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Grassroots Free Speech gets small victory</title>
    <link href="http://freedompointnews.blogspot.com/2007/05/grassroots-free-speech-gets-small.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-18:/commentary/679164</id>
    <updated>2007-05-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Activist Christian Conservatives - USA </name>
    </author>
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&#8220;House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) deserves praise for his committee&#8217;s rejection of the Meehan grassroots amendment to the comprehensive House lobbying reform bill, HR 2316. The Meehan amendment, HR 2093, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://freedompointnews.blogspot.com/2007/05/grassroots-free-speech-gets-small.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Good News for Nonprofits!</title>
    <link href="http://allianceforjustice.org/blog/2007/05/good-news-for-nonprofits.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-17:/commentary/3645831</id>
    <updated>2007-05-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Nonprofit and Foundation Advocacy Blog </name>
    </author>
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The bill passed out of committee by voice vote, as was HR 2316, a bill offered by Rep. Chris Van Hollen to require disclosure of &quot;bundled&quot; campaign contributions by lobbyists who report under the Lobby Disclosure Act. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://allianceforjustice.org/blog/2007/05/good-news-for-nonprofits.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Lobbying Overhaul Bill Benefits Secret Deals</title>
    <link href="http://thedcshuffle.com/2007/05/18/lobbying-overhaul-bill-benefits-secret-deals/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-17:/commentary/681408</id>
    <updated>2007-05-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The DC Shuffle </name>
    </author>
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They have removed a provision from HR 2316, ironically titled the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, that would have required congressional staff to publicly disclose that they were negotiating for a job outside of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thedcshuffle.com/2007/05/18/lobbying-overhaul-bill-benefits-secret-deals/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HR 2316: Indecent Exposure?</title>
    <link href="http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=WU07E10&amp;amp;f=RF07B06" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-17:/commentary/681184</id>
    <updated>2007-05-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FRC.org - Washington Update </name>
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Democrats surprised everyone on Tuesday by introducing a bill that ignited protest from both sides of the aisle. Since the Senate&amp;#39;s lobbying reform proposal, nonprofits across the political spectrum had braced themselves for the House ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=WU07E10&amp;amp;f=RF07B06&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Lobbying Overhaul Bill Benefits Secret Deals</title>
    <link href="http://thedcshuffle.com/?p=12" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-17:/commentary/679166</id>
    <updated>2007-05-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The DC Shuffle </name>
    </author>
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They have removed a provision from the HR 2316, ironically titled the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, that would have required congressional staff to publicly disclose that they were negotiating for a job outside of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thedcshuffle.com/?p=12&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>***urgent grassroots organizations danger</title>
    <link href="http://jschulmansr.blogspot.com/2007/05/urgent-grassroots-organizations-danger.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-16:/commentary/3151631</id>
    <updated>2007-05-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Dare Something Worthy Today! </name>
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hr 2316 is the house lobbying reform bill. it will come to the floor for a vote very soon, maybe even as soon as today! hr 2093 and hr 984 are two amendments to that bill, both of which would regulate grassroots groups like ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://jschulmansr.blogspot.com/2007/05/urgent-grassroots-organizations-danger.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Slipping on Ethics</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/5/17/174226/147" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-16:/commentary/3151617</id>
    <updated>2007-05-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Kos </name>
    </author>
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The House Judiciary Committee marked up two key ethics bills today, HR 2316 which would restrict lobbying by former members of Congress and staff, and HR 2317, which deals with lobbyist reporting on bundling donations. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/5/17/174226/147&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Slipping on Ethics</title>
    <link href="http://kamikazenews.com/?p=149" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-16:/commentary/1665382</id>
    <updated>2007-05-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Kamikaze News </name>
    </author>
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The House Judiciary Committee marked up two key ethics bills today, HR 2316 which would restrict lobbying by former members of Congress and staff, and HR 2317, which deals with lobbyist reporting on bundling donations. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kamikazenews.com/?p=149&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Ship of State Travels Slowly</title>
    <link href="http://d-day.blogspot.com/2007/05/ship-of-state-travels-slowly.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-16:/commentary/679163</id>
    <updated>2007-05-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>D-Day </name>
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During a Thursday markup of the bill (HR 2316), the panel also changed the measure to allow members to negotiate for an outside job in secret while still representing their constituents. Both moves are sure to draw strong opposition, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://d-day.blogspot.com/2007/05/ship-of-state-travels-slowly.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Indecent Exposure? HR 2316</title>
    <link href="http://right-mind.us/blogs/blog_0/archive/2007/05/17/51845.aspx" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-16:/commentary/679160</id>
    <updated>2007-05-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Right Mind </name>
    </author>
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See: Text of HR 2316 From the FRC : Democrats surprised everyone on Tuesday by introducing a bill that ignited protest from both sides of the aisle. Since the Senate&amp;#39;s lobbying reform proposal, nonprofits across the political spectrum ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://right-mind.us/blogs/blog_0/archive/2007/05/17/51845.aspx&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R.2316: Honest Leadership and Open ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2316/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=z4JIT_OvCo6GsgKe1JjrCA&amp;amp;ved=0CBwQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFxAZIfr8nwcU1PBMkLbXhUt7Szkw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-14:/commentary/12586493</id>
    <updated>2007-05-14T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.R.2316 Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2316/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=z4JIT_OvCo6GsgKe1JjrCA&amp;amp;ved=0CBwQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFxAZIfr8nwcU1PBMkLbXhUt7Szkw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R.2316: Honest Leadership and Open ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2316/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=T9pHT6_1D4L4sQLMu6TrCA&amp;amp;ved=0CBwQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEUxY3H6xoXwgZEN1N4pVkSZP3R6Q" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-14:/commentary/12570411</id>
    <updated>2007-05-14T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
    </author>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.R.2316 Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2316/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=T9pHT6_1D4L4sQLMu6TrCA&amp;amp;ved=0CBwQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNEUxY3H6xoXwgZEN1N4pVkSZP3R6Q&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R.2316: Honest Leadership and Open ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2316/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=MjVHT8LBEu7FsQKKsuTqCA&amp;amp;ved=0CBwQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGRtlM4S_9owHxuWEoxS81yjZ-x0w" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-14:/commentary/12547487</id>
    <updated>2007-05-14T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.R.2316 Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2316/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=MjVHT8LBEu7FsQKKsuTqCA&amp;amp;ved=0CBwQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGRtlM4S_9owHxuWEoxS81yjZ-x0w&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R.2316: Honest Leadership and Open ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2316/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=T4hGT-GdGMORgwfs4diWDg&amp;amp;ved=0CBwQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNG-kbD-I_BwPaR58-_Fl_FzsNEyxA" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-14:/commentary/12530245</id>
    <updated>2007-05-14T01:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>opencongress.org</name>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.R.2316 Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2316/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=T4hGT-GdGMORgwfs4diWDg&amp;amp;ved=0CBwQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNG-kbD-I_BwPaR58-_Fl_FzsNEyxA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R.2316: Honest Leadership and Open ... - OpenCongress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-14:/commentary/12507851</id>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.R.2316 Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2316/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=eN9FT8qDAsb7sQLqktXCDw&amp;amp;ved=0CBwQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNENp6I6EZUwMj9b4-2nRlr7Sbzd8g&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.2316: Honest Leadership and Open ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2316/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=zTdFT-y3A-GvsAK-_73DDw&amp;amp;ved=0CBwQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGmxQoPJvQUcUMZw-0yDUR45iGJnw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-14:/commentary/12492000</id>
    <updated>2007-05-14T01:00:00Z</updated>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.R.2316 Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h2316/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=zTdFT-y3A-GvsAK-_73DDw&amp;amp;ved=0CBwQmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGmxQoPJvQUcUMZw-0yDUR45iGJnw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 2316, To provide more rigorous requirements with respect to ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-13:/commentary/679591</id>
    <updated>2007-05-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 2316 would provide more rigorous requirements with respect to disclosure and enforcement of lobbying laws and regulations....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_2316.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Action: Introduced: HR 2316: To provide more rigorous ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-13:/commentary/662666</id>
    <updated>2007-05-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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John Conyers [D-MI] introduced HR 2316: To provide more rigorous requirements with respect to disclosure and enforcement of lobbying laws and regulations, and for other purposes. [This event matched these monitors: Active Legislation ]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-2316&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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